DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative and the functional guidance of the Senior Forestry Officer, RAPO, and in close collaboration with the Forestry Policy Service (FOEP), Rome, the National Project Director (NPD), and the National Project Co-ordinator (NPC), the Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) will be responsible for the overall implementation of the project. In particular, the incumbent will:

• Prepare project’s detailed annual reports to serve as a basis for tripartite review, containing overall project progress, assessment of the efficacy of institutional arrangements for the implementation, as well as prepare a detailed project terminal report and periodic progress reports, containing assessments of implementation and project design;
• Develop and ensure delivery of training contents in collaboration with the project experts in their respective fields and organize training activities, including study tours abroad, in consultation with national agencies concerned;
• Guide and facilitate the preparation of management plans in selected sites of the soums (districts);
• Participate in sessions for development of concept, policy and legislation;
• Participate in meetings with the High Level Policy Committee and the project advisory groups;
• Provide advice to the Ministry of Nature and Environment of Mongolia on institutional, policy and legal issues related to participatory natural resources management;
• Be responsible for preparing terms of reference and recruit project staff;
• Develop terms of reference for necessary services and identify potential contractors. Monitor their work progress and ensure satisfactory service delivery;
• Assess impacts of project implementation and ensure results are reflected into future activities;
• Prepare financial forecasts on the basis of quarterly work plans, revise budget on the basis of its actual delivery, and supervise financial monitoring and reporting;
• Facilitate the work of international and national consultants and ensure their satisfactory performance;
• Perform other related duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:

Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
* The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments.

TO APPLY: Carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants

Send your application to:

V.A FACPR/251/08/PRJ
Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Fax No: : + 66 2 697 4445
E-mail: VA-MON-PRJ@fao.org

This vacancy is open to male and female candidates. Applications from qualified women candidates and applications from qualified candidates from non/under-represented member states are encouraged. Please note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or office of the organization.

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